Sanctuary (1961 film)

Sanctuary
Directed byTony Richardson
Written by
Based onSanctuary and Requiem for a Nun
by William Faulkner
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
Starring
CinematographyEllsworth Fredericks
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byAlex North
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 18, 1961 (1961-04-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,915,000

Sanctuary is a 1961 drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The film, based on the William Faulkner novels Sanctuary (1931) and Requiem for a Nun (1951), is about the black maid of a white woman who kills the latter's newborn in order to give her employer a way out of a predicament, and then faces the death penalty.